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Tessa Casanova
Aqueous GeoChem
11/4//16
Dick Kleberg Park Lake Water Testing
Dick Kleberg Park is by far the largest park located in Kingsville, Tx. Its lake is home to a
variety of waterfowl, including the Black-Bellied Whistling Duck, Cave Swallows, and an
assortment of woodpeckers, along with the infamous crocodile (TPWD, 2016).
Figure 1. First location for data sampling on north side of Dick Kleberg Park Lake adjacent to park.
Run 1 Run 2 Average
Temperature (  C) 26.85  C 26.42  C 26.64  C
Conductivity (  S/cm)
12746-13188 12713-13051 12730-13120
Resistivity (  cm)
75.81 76.63 76.22
Total Dissolved Solids (g/L) 8.29 8.265 8.278
Dissolved Oxygen (%, mg/L) 108.5% , 8.15 93.4% , 7.27 101%, 7.71
pH 8.51 8.60 8.56
ORP (pH  mV) -90.5 -94.3 -92.4
Pressure (mmHg)  762.9 762.9

The goal of this experiment was to test the water levels in the Dick Kleberg Park Lake. To
test the water, we used a water testing probe. The probe gave us the temperature, conductivity,
resistivity, dissolved oxygen, total dissolved solids, pH of the water, the oxidation reduction
potential, and pressure.
o Resistivity refers to the just how much a given material counters the flow of an electric
current, where a low resistivity implies the material will readily allow a flow of current